Okay, let me put it this way. The amount of time Stephanie was on the air wasn't commensurate with her on-screen abilities.
Now, all the late nite talk show hosts put non-professionals on the air -- but, maybe, with one or two exceptions, it's usually only for a few seconds here and there. And, if they're bad -- or don't accomplish a purpose (comedy) -- we almost never see them again. Yet, there was a period of time when Stephanie seemed to be on the show all the time. And, she never looked comfortable doing what she was doing -- and she wasn't very good at it. Okay, she stank. She couldn't think on her feet. I'd either switch the channel, or, more likely, go to bed whenever she was on. I doubt she did a thing for the ratings; in fact, her bits may have hurt them. That's not to say she's not a nice person. For all I know, she's a lovely young woman. But she shouldn't have been on the air, especially as much as she was. She didn't belong on television, and it was really obvious. Similarly, Jay put Ross the Intern on the air quite a bit. But Ross's segments could be quite amusing. I remember switching to Jay so that I could catch Ross at the Oscars, for example. Ross probably boosted the ratings. And, now he's got his own show (I think?). When, abruptly, there was no more Stephanie on the air, that's when I became convinced that she and Dave had had a fling. And, that it was over. It's never a good idea for an employer and employee to have a romantic relationship. I mean -- it can happen -- but if it does, one of them should probably find employment elsewhere while it's going on. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Donz5 Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 12:32 PM To: TVorNotTV Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Letterman extortion attempt On Oct 2, 11:19 am, "Pollak, Melissa F." <[email protected]> wrote: > Sorry, don't have time for a long response -- which is really to Mr. Gage. > > Dave put Stephanie on the air when she really didn't belong on the air. Please elaborate. Anyone on the staff who doesn't wish to be on the air isn't on the air. This isn't O'Reilly and his stalking reporter we're talking about here. > > There's probably a problem with that. > > That said, I'm still a fan. I can deal with such an ethical lapse. > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of stan > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:14 AM > To: TVorNotTV > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Letterman extortion attempt > > For those who don't remember, an aptly titled article from 2002: > > http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,238358,00.html > > On Oct 2, 11:12 am, "Pollak, Melissa F." <[email protected]> wrote: > > Well, that's who I would have guessed. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > > On Behalf Of stan > > Sent: Friday, October 02, 2009 11:10 AM > > To: TVorNotTV > > Subject: [TV orNotTV] Re: Letterman extortion attempt > > > Fox NY is reporting that the woman in question is Stephanie Birkitt, who > > appeared on the show handing out prizes to audience members. She's > > Halderman's girlfriend. > > > On Oct 2, 12:38 am, televisiongirl <[email protected]> wrote: > > > On Fri, Oct 2, 2009 at 12:17 AM, Kevin M. <[email protected]> > > > wrote: > > > > > I'll come off as a conspiracy theorist for suggesting this, but > > > > could the threat of this be why Letterman was less than his > > > > usual caustic self in recent months? > > > > The New York Times is reporting that Letterman was contacted three > > > weeks > > > ago: > > > >http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/business/media/02extort.html?hp > > > > TVG- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ TV or Not TV .... The Smartest (TV) People! You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TV or Not TV" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/tvornottv?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
